E.J. Viso Claims Fast Friday F.E. Harding Fastest Lap Award at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Weather Halts Track Activities
 
INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2013) – Andretti Autosport driver E.J. Viso, who has shown great speed throughout practice for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500, was at the top of the speed charts as severe thunderstorms blew in and canceled the remainder of the day’s on-track activities.
 
Viso circled the famed 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 229.537 m.p.h. falling just short of the expected 230 m.p.h. as Team Chevy drivers practiced for the first time with the increased qualifying boost in their Chevrolet IndyCar V6 twin turbo charged engines. But, as a result of the fastest lap of Fast Friday, the traditional name for the final day of practice before qualifying, Viso was awarded the $10,000 F.E. Harding Fastest Lap Award.
 
Chevy drivers Marco Andretti, Carlos Munoz, Will Power and J.R. Hildebrand posted top-five fastest speeds. While Oriol Servia, A.J. Allmendinger and Townsend Bell were solidly in the top-10 on the charts as the session ended with just under three hours left to practice.
 
After a morning practice session from 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m, qualifying is set for tomorrow,  Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. when, in addition to the pole sitter being crowned; the fastest 24 cars and drivers locked into the field.  NBC Sports Network will broadcast pole qualifying live from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and again from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640). In addition, qualifying will be broadcast by the IMS Radio Network, including on Sirius and XM Channels 211 and